US Republican Senator Jim Risch and a prominent member of the Foreign Relations Committee attacked the Houthi militia’s seizure of UN humanitarian aid intended for school children. He accused the Houthis of starving and contemptuous of the interests of the population living under their control.
He said in his tweet, “The Houthis’ decision to seize aid intended for school children in Yemen is appalling, and he added that it reflects contempt and disregard for the personal well-being and progress of the thousands who live Under their effective control.
And he continued: “This aid must be unloaded and distributed. Immediately. ”
The World Food Program earlier called on the Houthi militias in Yemen to stop diverting the food aid urgently needed by the population in the areas under their control.
And he stated A survey conducted by the United Nations agency that the residents of the capital, Sana’a, did not receive the rations allocated to them from the aid.
The World Food Program said that there are trucks transporting food loads illegally from their distribution areas, and that the food rations are It is sold publicly in the market or given to people who are not authorized to obtain it.
The World Food Program said that misappropriation of food aid was revealed through a study conducted in the past few months after numerous reports of displaying foodstuffs. For sale in Sana’a markets.
Investigations revealed the involvement of a local organization tasked with distributing foodstuffs in the theft, according to the UN agency. The local organization is linked to the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Education.
The Executive Director of the World Food Program, David Beasley, said, “This behavior amounts to stealing food from the mouths of the hungry.” He added, “At a time when children are dying in Yemen because they do not have enough food because of these crimes, and the continuation of this criminal behavior must stop immediately.”
